New Traditions: 12 Ultimate Thanksgiving Recipes

Create a new tradition this year with these guaranteed-to-please Thanksgiving recipes. Eat the dishes you love, each with a tiny twist that makes the holiday exciting again. The following recipes create an entire menu, including appealing hors d'oeuvres, soups, sides, the perfect roast turkey, and a sweet lineup of pies and desserts.Looking for more fresh takes on Thanksgiving dinner? Try these new versions of classic Thanksgiving recipes.

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Bacon-Wrapped Dates

Bacon-Wrapped Dates

A dazzling main event deserves an equally appealing, well-crafted hors d'oeuvre. These salty, smoky morsels composed of bacon, pistachios, and dried fruit are guaranteed to whet appetites, not ruin them.

Mashed Potatoes with Butternut Squash

Two Thanksgiving standards become one creamy savory side dish when fluffy Yukon Gold potatoes meet luscious butternut squash. The recipe author recommends using a ricer to mash the potatoes for best texture.

Sweet-Potato Pie

No Thanksgiving meal is complete without the perfect sweet potato pie. Look no further: You've found it! Cinnamon, nutmeg, and lemon juice create a balanced flavor, while fluffy whipped egg whites give the filling just the right body.

Pecan Pie Truffles

Okay, so maybe it's not exactly a pie, but nobody — and we mean nobody — is too full to eat one (or two...or six) of these irresistible pie-inspired truffles, made by layering dark chocolate ganache and pecan pie filling in miniature baking cups.